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Author story: Dr. Sibo Chen

What was the main conclusion of your Ampersand article, in a nutshell?

My article presents a quantitative survey of the development of ecolinguistics, a new subfield of sociolinguistics, from the perspective of journal publishing activities between 1991 and 2015. My research suggests that ecolinguistics has received growing research attention within linguistics and contingent disciplines, as indicated by its increasing publications in scholarly journals, diversifying research topics, and mixture of various research methods. As a highly interdisciplinary field, there are notable variations among scholars regarding the definitions of terms such as “ecolinguistics” and “language ecology.” Meanwhile, my research also identifies that ecolinguistics’ visibility has only partially benefited from the proliferation of environmental discourse research in recent years. Thus, one interesting point for further consideration among ecolinguistics scholars would be whether future research practices within the field should be more politically engaged in line with the normative, critical stances followed by environmental discourse research in fields such as communication and political science.

Why did you choose Ampersand?

Ampersand is one of the few leading journals in general and applied linguistics that provide full open access to a wide readership both within and outside academia. This is especially important for my research, since I hope my survey of ecolinguistics will bring more scholarly attention to this relatively young field.

What were the main benefits of publishing in Ampersand?

The peer review process is rigorous and fast. I appreciate the great visibility brought by Ampersand’s open-access model.

What was the publication process like? How did you find the review process?

I had a great experience of working with Ampersand’s editors and reviewers. The reviewers provided constructive comments for the improvement of my paper and the EVISE system provided excellent tracking of the publication process.

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